Over a year after the murder of George Floyd forced the discussion about diversity and discrimination into the boardroom, Natalie Campbell, the co-chief executive of British bottled water maker Belu, says, “I don’t think [businesses] get it when it comes to race.”
In this video interview, Campbell, who has worked on improving sustainability with brands including Marks & Spencer and Virgin Media and was an adviser to the Royal Foundation, says businesses are guilty of making promises they don’t keep. Since Floyd, “everyone wants to talk about race”, she says – but diversity in boardrooms has not improved.
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